| 2.1 : 2.1: J Behrendorff to L Rahul, FOUR! Classic! Top shot! Save your legs. Back of a length and on off, Rahul stands tall and punches it through covers for the first boundary of the game. Ideal start to this one after two quiet overs. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: A Joseph to L Rahul, SIX! High and handsome! How stylish was that? Joseph angles it on the pads, Rahul says thank you very much and he nonchalantly flicks it high up in the air, it has the distance too as it goes over the backward square leg fence. First of the game. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: J Behrendorff to C Gayle, SIX! Gayle gets into the act! He has absolutely smoked that. Right in Gayle's zone. Full and on middle, Chris lofts it over the long on fence. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: J Behrendorff to C Gayle, SIX! Two-in-two! This is even bigger than the last one. Once again it is a poor delivery. Length and on middle, sits up to be hit. Gayle pulls it with aplomb, over the mid-wicket fence. This could be a big, big over. 13 from it already. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: J Behrendorff to C Gayle, FOUR! This time Gayle picks the slower one and bags a boundary! Slower but there is width on offer and with no fielder in the deep on the off side that is just bad bowling. Gayle slaps it over covers and a boundary results. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: J Behrendorff to C Gayle, SIX! Maximum to end! 23 from this over, a huge one and a much-needed one. Jason once again makes the mistake of bowling it too full on middle, Gayle easily strokes it over the bowler's head. The timing is such that it carries all the way. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: J Bumrah to L Rahul, FOUR! Excellent placement! You have got brute force at one end and sublime timing at the other. It is the off cutter and it is a touch short. Rahul waits for it, goes back and then punches it through the gap in the cover region. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: A Joseph to L Rahul, SIX! Short and Rahul pounces onto it! A bumper and it bounces at a good height for the batsman. Rahul picks the length early, rocks back and sends it sailing over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: A Joseph to L Rahul, FOUR! A calypso style lofted drive! The slower ball and it is outside off, Rahul has his back leg up in the air and then just picks it over the mid off fielder. A boundary! 11 from the first three balls. |
| 7.3: R Chahar to L Rahul, FOUR! WOW! What a shot! Excellent use of the wrists there. It is slightly fuller than Chahar should be bowling but still not a bad ball. Rahul plants his front foot ahead and then whips it through mid-wicket. It is in the gap in that region and a boundary. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: H Pandya to C Gayle, SIX! That is colossal! Gayle has picked the bones out of that one! It is short which is a good option against Gayle but you have to bowl at his body. This is on middle and nicely sitting up for the batsman. CG pulls it way over the square leg fence for a huge one. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: H Pandya to C Gayle, FOUR! Save your legs Hardik Pandya! Brute! This is fuller and on off, Gayle smashes it just past the bowler and to the long on fence. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: H Pandya to C Gayle, FOUR! SLAPPED! Gayle is in some mood here! Hardik is just not sure where to bowl to him. This time he tries to bowl length and outside off. Gayle stands tall and slaps it through covers for a boundary. 16 runs and there are still two balls to go. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: R Chahar to C Gayle, SIX! BANG! Chahar, due to the last delivery, gives this one more air in the hope of more turn. He though bowls it way too full. The spin is completely out of contention and Gayle tonks it over the long off fence. Spoils the over, still a good one but had that not gone for a biggie, it would have been a tremendous over. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: K Pandya to C Gayle, SIX! How easy was that? A very slow and short delivery by Krunal. Gayle waits for it and shows tremendous power to loft it over the long on fence off the back foot. It also brings his 50 up and he does it in style. The dugout is up clapping the effort. A ton is on offer here. Also, the 100 is up for Punjab. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: R Chahar to C Gayle, SIX! Gayle is unstoppable! Chahar begins this over with a maximum. He delivers a full and flighted ball wide outside off, Gayle kneels and sends it packing over long on. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: J Behrendorff to C Gayle, OUT! In the air... taken! Mumbai get the wicket they so desperately wanted! Jason bowls it full and on middle, Gayle clears his front leg and looks to clear the mid-wicket fence. Does not get the desired distance as it is not off the middle and Krunal there in the deep holds onto the catch. A tired Gayle walks back but he has done a fine job. The foundation is set for the batters to come. Can Punjab capitalize or will Mumbai pull things back? |
| 14.5: H Pandya to D Miller, FOUR! STREAKY BUT EFFECTIVE! Full and outside off, Miller throws his bat at it but the ball flies off the outside edge and through the gap between point and short third man for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: H Pandya to D Miller, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! The ploy to bowl full and wide has paid off for Pandya. He lets out a huge roar as he is delighted to get a wicket. Miller once again throws his bat at it but this time the ball takes the outside edge and goes into the mitts of the keeper. The dangerous Miller does not make an impact, his promotion does not work. Mumbai managing to crawl back into the game here. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: H Pandya to K Nair, OUT! This over keeps getting better for Mumbai as Hardik gets Karun. Punjab losing their way here. Pandya goes for the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss. Nair looks to slog sweep it but the bat turns in his hands. It goes off the top edge and it is a skier for Chahar at deep square leg. He judges it well and takes it nicely. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: J Bumrah to Sam Curran, FOUR! Lovely shot to open your account. Much-needed boundary and the ideal start to this over for the visitors. Length delivery by Bumrah and it is going away from the angle after pitching on off. Curran on the up, strokes it over covers and bags a boundary |
| 17.2 : 17.2: J Bumrah to Sam Curran, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries! Curran has come out all guns blazing. 150 up. Full and wide again outside off, Curran throws his bat at it, gets it over covers. The fielder in the deep looks to stop it with a dive but fails to do so. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: J Bumrah to Sam Curran, OUT! Bumrah has the last laugh! Curran tries to be cheeky as he looks to paddle scoop it. The pace though has been taken off on this delivery. Hence, he only manages to lob it towards the keeper who does not make any mistake. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: J Bumrah to L Rahul, FOUR! Brilliant shot! The use of the wrists was outstanding there. It is full and outside off. KL Rahul at the very end just opens the face and guides it through backward point for a boundary. 15 from the over, can they make it a 21-run over or a 19-run over? |
| 18.1 : 18.1: H Pandya to L Rahul, SIX! Bang! What a fine shot! Rahul shows no mercy on his best friend. The length is on the shorter side outside off, KL holds his pose inside the crease and spanks it over extra cover. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: H Pandya to L Rahul, FOUR! Uppish but wide of the cover fielder inside the ring. Hardik tries the slower one but bowls it too wide outside off. Rahul latches onto it and forces it over the jumping cover fielder for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: H Pandya to L Rahul, SIX! 16 from 3 balls. KL Rahul is on fire. Receives a short ball this time, he stays back inside the crease and pulls it massively over fine leg for a biggie. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: H Pandya to L Rahul, SIX! Boom! Rahul has taken Hardik to the cleaners. A back of a length delivery outside off, KL clears his front leg and pumps it over long off for a flat maximum. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: J Bumrah to L Rahul, SIX! THAT IS MASSIVE! He moves onto 98! Bumrah misses the yorker but just, Rahul just whips it and it goes over the mid-wicket stand. A biggie to begin the last over. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: J Bumrah to M Singh, FOUR! Mandeep ends proceedings with a boundary. Back of a length delivery outside off, Mandeep stays back and slaps it through backward point for a boundary. 13 from the last over and 38 from the last two. Punjab finish on 197/4! |
| 0.3 : 0.3: A Rajpoot to S Lad, SIX! Wow! A dream start to his Indian T20 League career. A biggie. Yes, it is a freebie but you have to put them away. Short and down the leg side, Lad pulls it over the fine leg fence for a maximum. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: A Rajpoot to S Lad, FOUR! Now a boundary! Once again, Rajpoot is guilty of bowling it on the pads, Lad flicks it over backward square leg and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: A Rajpoot to de Kock, FOUR! Shot! Rajpoot delivers it full and around leg, de Kock picks it off his pads and whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. A good start is the key and Mumbai are getting one here. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: A Rajpoot to de Kock, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Rajpoot over-corrects his line and length there. Short and wide outside off, de Kock walks forward, makes room and slaps it through cover-point. |
| 3.4: M Shami to S Lad, OUT! Nicely worked up wicket. Three dot balls created pressure, the batsman tried to do something different and gets out. Shami bringing in all his experience into play. The line he keeps is fairly straight and spears it on a fuller length. Siddhesh shuffles across the stumps to create the different angle with his flick shot, in order to avoid that square leg fielder, but he fails to put the bat on the ball. It goes through and rattles the stumps. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: A Rajpoot to S Yadav, FOUR! First boundary for Yadav. He hits this length ball outside off by playing a cut. The timing was so good that it goes past point and beats the third man fielder with perfection. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: A Rajpoot to S Yadav, FOUR! Up and over the bowler! Full in length on off, Yadav takes his front leg forward and chips it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: A Rajpoot to S Yadav, FOUR! Just uses the pace of the bowler. Width on offer outside off, SKY stays back inside the crease and quietly runs it down fine to the third man fence. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: H Viljoen to S Yadav, FOUR! That's a cracking shot by Yadav. He reads the line early as Hardus bowls it short, Yadav bends down and plays the pull shot with perfection. The ball races through the backward square leg fence. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: Sam Curran to S Yadav,OUT! SKY falls! A full delivery on the pads is flicked aerially over square leg by Yadav. He tries to go over the fielder in the deep but Henriques (sub for Gayle) stationed there times his jump well and catches the ball over his head. Curran is elated. 142 needed off 74 balls as yet another Mumbai batsman fails to convert his start. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: R Ashwin to de Kock, OUT! Magnificent catch in the deep by David Miller. And once more a Mumbai batsman has thrown away a start. Ashwin is running in joy. Quinton de Kock is a big wicket without any shadow of a doubt. A flighted full ball around off, the South African jumps out of the crease to play a lofted shot over mid off but fails to get to the pitch of the ball properly. He still goes on with the shot and lofts it in the deep. Miller moves swiftly to his left from long off and takes a |
| 10.4 : 10.4: R Ashwin to I Kishan, FOUR! This is a tremendous shot from Ishan Kishan! A tossed up ball outside off, plenty of width on offer this time and Kishan cracks it over extra cover. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: R Ashwin to K Pollard, SIX! Pollard finishes the over with a biggie. Ashwin bowls it short to the Mumbai skipper who goes deep inside the crease and muscles it over long on for a big hit. Miller tries to catch it with a jump near the fence but travels over him. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Sam Curran to K Pollard, SIX! Plundered by Pollard. Brute force. Short in length on middle, nicely sitting up to the Trinidadian, Kieron swivels and rockets his pull shot over square leg. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Sam Curran to K Pollard, FOUR! Curran under immense pressure. He overdoes his length this time. Bowls it full and on leg, Pollard whips it past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. The crowd is going berserk here. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Sam Curran to K Pollard, SIX! Pollard has exploded! Curran delivers a full ball outside off, it's right in the arc for the West Indian. Pollard flexes his muscles and powers it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: Sam Curran to K Pollard, OUT! Kishan is run out! Another blossoming partnership is cut short. Curran delivers it full and around leg. Pollard tries to flick but misses and it goes off his pads to the off side. Kishan rushes out of the crease in search of a run but is sent back. But before he can reach with a dive, Curran has scored a direct hit at the bowler's end. Well short, no need to go even upstairs. 104 needed off 48 balls. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: H Viljoen to H Pandya, FOUR! Bang! Viljoen delivers it short and on middle, Hardik turns inside the crease and plays a thunderous pull shot behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: R Ashwin to H Pandya, FOUR! Ashwin drags his length back and pays the price. It's short and on middle, Hardik shows no mercy and puts it away to the mid-wicket fence via a pull shot. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: R Ashwin to K Pollard, FOUR! Into the Mumbai crowd! Ashwin drops full and wide outside off, a carrom ball, Pollard steps back and thwacks it mightily over wide long on. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: R Ashwin to K Pollard, SIX! Dead straight! Pollard is teeing off here. Ashwin puts it on a fuller length on middle, the Mumbai skipper once again makes space and launches it over the bowler's head. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: M Shami to H Pandya, OUT! Shami strikes immediately to break the dangerous partnership. He dishes out a length ball outside off, Pandya clears his front leg and targets to clear long on but fails to middle his shot properly. Hardik knew that as soon as he hit the ball and turns back in disappointment. Miller makes no mistake in the deep. Shami is pumped up. 63 needed off 29 balls. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: M Shami to K Pandya, OUT! Soft dismissal! Shami angles across a full ball on off, a well-disguised slower one, Krunal tries to go inside-out over covers but fails to get any timing behind his shot. A straightforward catch for David Miller inside the ring, his third of the match. A dejected Pandya returns. This is fantastic bowling from Shami. 58 needed off 26 balls. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: M Shami to A Joseph, FOUR! That's uppish but safely goes to the fence. Short delivery on middle and leg, Joseph pulls it over backward square leg and Henriques (sub) rushes across to his right to attempt for the catch. But it falls just wide of his outstretched hands and goes to the boundary. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Sam Curran to K Pollard, SIX! Not from the middle of the bat but it still travels the distance. A length ball outside off, Kieron pounces onto it and dismisses it over long off. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Sam Curran to K Pollard, SIX! Seventh biggie for the big West Indian. Curran errs on the final ball and delivers a full toss around off. Pollard swivels and effortlessly sends the ball sailing over mid-wicket. 14th fifty in the League for the Monster from Trinidad! |
| 17.4 : 17.4: M Shami to A Joseph, FOUR! That's the boundary Mumbai desperately needed. Shami bowls it on a length but wide outside off. The mid off is up and Joseph muscles it past the left side of that very fielder for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Sam Curran to K Pollard, FOUR! Pollard has taken matters in his own hands! Curran delivers it full and wide outside off, Kieron shuffles across a bit and rockets it over extra cover for a boundary. 28 needed off 11 balls. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Sam Curran to K Pollard, SIX! No need to take singles if you can hit such big shots! 10 off first three balls, the crowd is going bonkers. Curran serves right in the slot for Pollard and he hoists it over long off. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Sam Curran to K Pollard, SIX! Into the night sky! Pollard is motoring. Curran showing his inexperience there. Continues to bowl in the slot. A length ball and it has been dispatched over mid-wicket. 16 needed off 8 balls. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: A Rajpoot to K Pollard, SIX! And it's a NO BALL! A low full toss on middle from 'round the wicket, Pollard mercilessly tonks it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Free Hit loading... |
| 19.1: A Rajpoot to K Pollard, FOUR! A full toss on the pads, Pollard picks it up and smashes it behind square leg for a boundary. 4 needed off 5 balls. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: A Rajpoot to K Pollard, OUT! Pollard is dismissed! Drama at the Wankhede! This game is not over yet. Rajpoot switches to over the wicket and delivers a short ball outside off. Pollard stands back to fetch it from there as he attempts to pull it over mid-wicket. He fails to gather enough power behind it and Miller in the deep takes his fourth catch of the evening. 4 needed off 4 balls. |
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